CSA Prep Cards Flashcards
What does SIG E CAPS stand for?
Sleep Interest Guilt Energy Concentration Appetite Psychomotor SI
5 special tests for hand
- Wrist ROM
- Tinels test
- Phalens sign
- Finkelsteins test
- OK sign
What should you try to remember about any meds the patient is taking?
STOP THEM IF APPROPRIATE
3 differentials for knee pain
Arthritis (OA>RA)
Meniscus pathology
Ligament strain
Patellae bursitis
Special tests for foot pain
ROM
Anterior drawer
Talar tilt
Thompson test (prone)
Differentials: foot pain
- Plantar fasciitis
- Navicular stress fracture
- Morton neuroma
Hand position for muscle energy to the foot
Grasp low ankle with one hand and foot with other
4 special tests for DVT
- Homan sign - pain with dorsiflexion
- Moses sign - pain with squeezing calf
- Pretibial and pedal edema
- Dorsalis pedis and posterior tibial (behind medial malleolus)
Which medication would be an appropriate alternative to warfarin in a patient with a DVT
Rivaroxiban
Which lab do you need to order in a patient with a DVT?
PT PTT INR baseline
Screening tests to be aware of
- Chest CT if 55-80 with 30py smoking history within last 15
- PSA, Colonoscopy, Pap
- Shingles vaccine >50
Baseline labs for metabolic syndrome (4)
A1c
Lipid panel
Thyroid panel
CMP
4 tests for chest pain
- Carotid auscultation
- Peripheral pulses upper and lower
- Cap refill
- Pretibial pedal edema
Documentation for HEENT
TM’s clear no exudate
No nasal discharge no obstruction septum midline
Pharynx non injected no exudate
4 tests for low back pain
1 ROM (standing) 2 Trendelenburg 3 DTR’s 4 Straight leg raise
